Chapter 612: The City Gate Opens

Daji didn't go to track down the situation, and Manbao and Bai Shanbao also kept the matter to themselves, simply peering out the window into the courtyard at night, to check. When the treats didn't decrease again, they knew that person wouldn't be coming back.

It seemed like good news, but for reasons they couldn't quite pinpoint, Manbao and Bai Shanbao felt a certain discomfort in their hearts, and their spirits were dampened for two consecutive days.

Because the situation outside was unstable, Zhou SiLang and Zhou Lijun couldn't go out to take care of business, and each day they stayed in the yard seemed listless and sullen.

Four days had passed, and the authorities still hadn't caught the assassin. Just yesterday, another official came to inspect; they were much more lackadaisical, but they conducted another search, and there were always those who clumsily broke things, which led to significant dissatisfaction among everyone.